11 WORKING GROUPS :
A REAL LABORATORY OF ANALYSIS AND IDEAS

The 11 working groups allow members to share and participate in the development of useful work for the sector. The WGs present the report of their work each month during the plenary sessions. The WGs contribute to the creation of white papers, glossaries, articles published on the FPF website and in the press… and organize digital meetings on their theme several times a year.

RULES, EVOLUTIONS AND DEPLOYMENTS
Common analysis of regulations and their impacts, monitoring of their implementation and their developments and standardizations, whether European or national : ISO 20022, Instant Payment,Request To Pay, etc.		 CARDS AND EUROPEAN ELECTRONIC MONEY
Common analysis of the card market in France, in Europe and Worldwide. Perspectives of evolution of the European electronic money.
PLACE
Organization of a cooperation between French and European players in payments on European construction. Promotion of the French payments industry. Objective of creating a Federation of Professional Associations for Payments and Secure Electronic Transactions (FA2PTES).		 CRYPTOPAYEMENT
Analysis and monitoring of the evolution of the value chain from payments to crypto-payments. Creation of the 1st glossary in France. Experiments with central bank digital currencies (MDBC), solutions for cryptocurrencies acceptance at points of sale, new regulatory framework…
RETAIL PAYMENTS SECURITY
In collaboration with the FNTC (National Federation of Trusted Third Parties), production of a position paper addressing end-to-end security of cashless payment methods in the “retail” environment.		 FRAUD FIGHTING AND SECURITY
Comparative analysis of fraud in payments in France, Europe and worldwide, to identify the causes, means and best practices.
PERSPECTIVES & INNOVATIONS AND FINTECH RELATIONSHIPS
Analysis of payments perspectives in France and in Europe, and of technological and behavioral developments in payments. Increase visibility of Payment FinTechs in France and in Europe (in collaboration with France FinTech)		 COMMUNICATION
Promotion of stakeholders in the payments industry. Collaboration with other associations. Organization of meetings and plenary sessions, animation of debates and exchanges on social networks. Publication of research work.
EUROPE PAYMENTS FORUM in english
Many of our members are present beyond in Europe and this GT European Payments Forum aims to promote the strategic role of the European payments industry, to support common European projects and to deal with shared subjects : RTP, Instant Payments, EPI, Sovereignty.		 MEMBERS
Promotion of our members within the association. Sharing of the functioning and the life of the forum.
EUROPEAN WOMEN PAYMENTS FORUM
Highlighting women working in the payment sector in France and Europe, in all areas of expertise, support and/or responsibility.